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Scottsdale, AZ vs Lancaster, PA

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Highlights
- Lancaster spends 82.0% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.5% lower in Lancaster than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lancaster had 15.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale
 Scottsdale, AZLancaster, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,226$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4574573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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